Ambiguous message when exploring network

Mike

When I explore Network a yellow bar appears "File sharing is turned off.
Some network computers and devices might not be visible. Click to change..."

Why wouldn't I be able to see other computers and devices if I'm not
allowing incoming connections for file sharing? Core networking is active
which enables ICMP. No outgoing rules are active. Give me one example.

john_cena

Hi Mike,

the reson for this is your able to see computers beacuse of LLTD
Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) protocol operates over wired
(802.3 Ethernet) and wireless (802.11) media. As the protocol name
suggests, the core functions of LLTD enable applications to discover the
topology of a network. In addition, LLTD has optional QoS Extensions
that applications can use to diagnose problems, especially those
involving signal strength on wireless networks or bandwidth constraints
in home networks.
This is not with regard to file sharing.

Hope this Helps
Cheers !!


--
john_cena

-Shihan Sylvester Pietersz-
-(MCP,MCSA,MCSE+Security,MCSE+Messeging-
-MCTS,MCITP)-
-Systems -::-Engineer / Consultant Trainer- ::

Mike

Dear john_cena,

Firewall rules for file sharing have no effect on LLTD. The network
discovery rules allow LLTD.

This still leaves my question unanswered.

Kind regards,
Mike.



"john_cena" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> the reson for this is your able to see computers beacuse of LLTD
> Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) protocol operates over wired
> (802.3 Ethernet) and wireless (802.11) media. As the protocol name
> suggests, the core functions of LLTD enable applications to discover the
> topology of a network. In addition, LLTD has optional QoS Extensions
> that applications can use to diagnose problems, especially those
> involving signal strength on wireless networks or bandwidth constraints
> in home networks.
> This is not with regard to file sharing.
>
> Hope this Helps
> Cheers !!
>
>
> --
> john_cena
>
> -Shihan Sylvester Pietersz-
> -(MCP,MCSA,MCSE+Security,MCSE+Messeging-
> -MCTS,MCITP)-
> -Systems -::-Engineer / Consultant Trainer- ::